neglect vs square off

neglect

verb
  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

square off

verb
  • To get ready for a confrontation (debate, argument, fight). 

  • To increase the boxiness of (a design). 

How often have the words neglect and square off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )